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FB employees and/or "reputation managers" abusing the flag button, I'm guessing.
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We can solve this by going one step further and having the matchmaker follow along on dates to continue the conversation for you while you sit quietly and stare.
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Seems like the next logical step in the instaface generation quest for total inauthenticity. Maybe we can use "AI" to create "influencer couples" who are well suited to pushing specific corporations' products. Even
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This post sounds like it was taken right out of the Facebook "connecting people" PR playbook.
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I had to double check to make sure I wasn't on reddit after reading this. Good work.
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The "test" in the US is already a joke. We absolutely don't need to be making it any simpler. If you're unable to meet the current standard, you probably shouldn't be allowed to walk down the street unescorted.. le
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Not really comparable. It's immediately obvious to someone who can't drive a manual that they need to switch to a vehicle with an automatic transmission. Someone who learned on or became accustomed to a vehicle that transparently
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What happens when someone who learns to "drive" with a system like this ends up in a rental car that doesn't have it? I've personally watched friends almost side swipe cars after becoming too dependent on "blind sp
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Once Amazon/Google/etc manage to get their audio surveillance embedded into every device on earth, will breathing oxygen and speaking aloud be considered "agreeing to Amazon/Google/etc privacy policies"?
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Is the implication here that "fellow nerds" should always be given the benefit of the doubt for some reason? I've seen some "very nerdy" people engage in some "incredibly selfish and shady" activities, so
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Don't worry, they also double ROT13 everything.
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The "evil media conspiracy against poor misunderstood underdog Facebook" line seems to show up in every one of these threads. Have the "Definers" been directed to step back from the "Evil Soros" theories and g
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Why did you make the same post twice in this thread?
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So what you're saying is that you don't trust the news due to bias and self interest, but you do trust those who actively drink from the Surveillance Valley kool-aid pitcher to give you an honest and unbiased point of view on this
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Can the center of a black hole dig itself out?
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> But I think FB is overwhelmed too. Especially now that they have news vultures like Vice dunking on them post-Cambridge Analytica. Would you prefer everyone just let it slide instead, to avoid "overwhelming" Facebook?
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Throw some "cloud blockchain" in the mix and it should be ready for immediate global deployment. I can almost taste the synergy.
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Executives at privacy-invasive corporations sure do seem to value privacy when they're the ones being looked at.
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Not using twitter/facebook/google/etc doesn't exempt you from experiencing the negative effect they have on the internet and the world around you, though.
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"Don't blame the police state for the random beatings you receive, blame the 'bad men' they're here to 'protect' you from!"
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We're already well past the point of lazy IoT security becoming the norm.
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> essentially lying to encourage you to do something you probably don't need to. That's the best case scenario. More often than not, advertisers are actively malicious. By that, I mean they are attempting to manipulate people
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Of the altcoins that are actually functional, you'd have a harder time finding one that didn't have "users" around the world than one thar did. Let's just use Litecoin as an example here, or even dogecoin for that m
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Because here in real reality, humans still need to consume actual food and fluids to survive. Strapping a headset on and pretending to drink a virtual good won't sustain you.
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The main difference will be that, thanks to the direction our "tech" industry has been headed, "our" matrix will be projecting a constant stream of advertisements onto any natural wonder or monument you attempt to "
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Cruise ships are already an environmental nightmare. We don't need more of that.
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> The brazilian cost could be much more used than it is right now. If by used you mean "used up and robbed of any natural beauty to accomodate 'selfie experiences'", I agree.
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> No other coin is used worldwide. This isn't even remotely accurate.
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I regularly do this. Nobody has had an issue with it, and most have voiced their own concerns about the devices they own after I brought it up. Some of them have taken to unplugging them in advance when they know I'm coming by, and o
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Smartphones generally don't contain multiple directional microphones that give them the ability to pick individual voices out in a noisy room. They also don't have the advantage of being plugged directly into a wall 24/7, an
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